Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday May 21
This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Monday saw wheat trade sharply higher closing up 37 cents gaining back much of w...
May 21, 2024
New Cut Flower Co-op in SC
Here to tell us about it is Eva Moore, the communications director for the South Carolina Department of Agriculture.I'm filling in for Commissioner Weathers this week as he is overseas on agriculture-...
May 20, 2024
NC businesses see benefits of ‘ESG’
Businesses large and small are doubling down on their commitment to more sustainable practices, even as lawmakers in North Carolina and other states voice their opposition to Environmental, Social and...
May 19, 2024
NC businesses see benefits of ‘ESG’
Businesses large and small are doubling down on their commitment to more sustainable practices, even as lawmakers in North Carolina and other states voice their opposition to Environmental, Social and...
May 19, 2024
Outlook for Summer Rain is Good in Carolinas
North Carolina assistant state climatologist Corey Davis, we certainly made up for some deficits last week in the Carolinas with those rain systems that came through. But with that dryness in April, I...
May 17, 2024
Group Takes Steps to Protect NC Farm Workers from Heat Stress
Farmworkers in North Carolina and across the U.S. face scorching heat with little protection at the federal and state level. However, the Farm Labor Organizing Committee is taking steps to enhance wor...
May 16, 2024
2024’s First Quarter Pork Exports are ‘Phenomenal’
U.S. Meat Export Federation says March exports of U.S. pork were steady with last year's volume but were slightly higher in value, according to data released by USDA. Kelli Wicks, manager of market gr...
May 14, 2024
Troxler Promotes Hardy to Helm Agronomic Services Division
RALEIGH - Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler recently announced the promotion of Dr. David Hardy to head the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Agronomic Services Division.Hardy,...
May 14, 2024
SC Commissioner Weathers: SC ‘Seafood School’
The seafood industry has an important history in South Carolina. The coastline is famous for its beaches, but also for its shrimp, oysters, clams and more. Commissioner Hugh Weathers is here to tell u...
May 14, 2024
SC Commissioner Weathers: SC ‘Seafood School’
The seafood industry has an important history in South Carolina. The coastline is famous for its beaches, but also for its shrimp, oysters, clams and more. Commissioner Hugh Weathers is here to tell u...
May 14, 2024